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Neptune Energy to Sell Non-core Offshore Assets in Norway for $35M

Nov 12, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had agreed to sell its non-operated interests in three producing fields andtwo export pipelines on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to OKEA ASA and M Vest Energy AS.The assets Neptune is divesting include the producing Draugen…

MMA Offshore Buys Stake in Taiwanese Survey Firm GAS to Target Offshore Wind Work

Nov 11, 2021

Australian offshore services firm MMA Offshore has acquired 49.9% of the shares in the Taiwanese survey company Global Aqua Survey Ltd to form a new joint venture, the MMA Global Aqua JV, which will target the quickly growing offshore wind sector in Taiwan…

Cadeler, Ørsted Firm Up German Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Deal

Nov 11, 2021

Offshore wind installation services company Cadeler has signed a firm contract with Ørsted for a wind turbine installation vessel to be used on Ørsted’s two German offshore wind projects, Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3.The firm contract…

3D Seismic Survey Kicks Off Offshore Suriname

Nov 11, 2021

A consortium of marine seismic data firms has started a 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname, CGG, one of the project partners has informed.The start-up of operations, using the BGP Prospector seismic vessel, comes after three marine seismic data acquisition and processing companies TGS…

'Beyond Oil' Alliance Lands Members, but No Support from Large Oil Producers

Nov 11, 2021

A fledgling international alliance to halt new oil and gas drilling added four members on Thursday during the UN climate conference in Scotland, but did not get the support of any major fossil fuel producers or the conference host Britain.The…

AqualisBraemar LOC to Acquire UK Ops of Ship Designer OSD-IMT from Damen

Nov 11, 2021

AqualisBraemar LOC, an energy and marine industry consultancy, has agreed to buy the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from the Dutch-based Damen Shipyards Group.OSD-IMT is a specialist consultancy in ship design for new build…

UK: NKT Connects Moray East Offshore Wind Farm to Shore

Nov 11, 2021

Marine power cable company NKT has completed the power cable system connecting the 950 MW offshore wind farm Moray East in the UK to shore.NKT has commissioned the power cable project comprising three 220 kV HVAC power cable systems for the…

Sweden Charges Lundin Executives for Complicity in Sudan War Crimes

Nov 11, 2021

Swedish prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against the chairman and former CEO of Lundin Energy for complicity in war crimes carried out by the Sudanese army and allied militia in southern Sudan from 1999 to 2003.Prosecutors said the company…

Solstad Offshore Nets Work for CSV Duo

Nov 11, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won contracts for two of its medium size construction support vessels.Solstad said Thursday that the Dutch offshore services firm Fugro had chartered its CSV Normand Mermaid for a period of 16 months firm…

Petrobras Taps PXGEO for OBN Survey Offshore Brazil

Nov 11, 2021

Offshore seismic surveyor PXGEO has been awarded an ocean bottom node survey contract in Brazil.PGXEO said that the project, awarded by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, would start in the second quarter of 2022.The contract will last for around three months…

Santos $6B Takeover of Oil Search Gets Tepid Backing from Independent Expert

Nov 11, 2021

Oil Search shareholders are set to vote on Dec. 7 on a merger with Santos Ltd after gaining approval from a Papua New Guinea court and a mixed endorsement from an independent expert.If it goes ahead, the A$8.8 billion ($6.5 billion) takeover…

Construction Starts for First North Star Renewables' Offshore Wind Vessels

Nov 11, 2021

Construction has started for North Star Renewables' two vessels bound for work at what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank in the UK.To mark the construction of the two vessels - a Service Operation Vessel and a…

Aker, BP Sell Stake in Oil Venture Aker BP at 10% Discount

Nov 11, 2021

Oil major BP and Norway's Aker said on Thursday they have jointly sold a 5% stake in Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, cutting their combined holding in the company to 65%.The 18.01 million shares were sold at 310 crowns each, a 10.2% discount to Wednesday's close…

Aker, BP Looking to Sell a Stake in Norwegian Oil Firm Aker BP

Nov 10, 2021

BP and Aker said Wednesday there were exploring a potential block sale of some of the shares they hold in the Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP ASA, through a private placement.Aker and BP currently control approximately 40% and 30% of the shares outstanding in Aker BP…

Malaysia: Serba Dinamik Sues EY. Seeks to Block Release of Findings

Nov 10, 2021

Oil services firm Serba Dinamik Holdings said on Wednesday that it filed a lawsuit against EY Consulting, seeking to restrain the audit firm from releasing any findings or report on the group.In a stock exchange filing, Serba said it filed an…

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